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What a farmer needs to grow a crop, and the policies that supply it.
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Urea and phosphatic fertiliser supply
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India's fertiliser supply for the kharif season depends on imports of urea and on world prices of the inputs of diammonium phosphate (DAP).
What changed
3 Aug 2026Briefnewly addedUrea imports in April to June tripled to 25.1 lakh tonnes, keeping availability above the kharif requirement. High prices of phosphoric acid and sulphur strained DAP supply, and the Centre gave special support over the Nutrient Based Subsidy to hold DAP at ₹1,350 a bag. Mains: Dependence on imported inputs ties the fertiliser subsidy bill to world prices. The Indian Express, 3 Aug 2026
See also: Fertiliser registration and nutrient use efficiency · Forced bundling of fertilisers
Forced bundling of fertilisers
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Bundling is the practice of making a farmer buy a non subsidised product along with a subsidised fertiliser.
What changed
6 Aug 2026Briefnewly addedA parliamentary standing committee recommended amending the Fertiliser (Control) Order, 1985 to ban bundling non subsidised products with subsidised fertilisers. It asked for separate billing and coordination between the Centre and the States, since bundling raises farmers' real cost of urea and diammonium phosphate (DAP). Mains: Bundling takes back from the farmer part of the subsidy the fertiliser price is meant to pass on. PRS Legislative Research, 6 Aug 2026: Monthly Policy Review, August 2026 (opens in a new tab)
See also: Fertiliser registration and nutrient use efficiency